A man who was allegedly found asleep behind the wheel at a local McDonalds drive through has been charged with high range drink-driving.
Police were called to the Broadmeadow restaurant at around 3am on Thursday, in a Toyota Hilux with the engine still running.
After unsuccessfully attempting to wake the man, officers called paramedics in to assist, who eventually got the man to regain consciousness.
The driver, a 25-year-old man underwent a roadside breath test which reportedly returned a positive reading.
He was then arrested and taken back to Waratah Police Station, where a second test was conducted — returning an alleged reading of 0.168.
His licence was suspended and he was slapped with high range PCA to appear in Newcastle Local Court on March 9.